Phase 4 is almost in the books so it's time to give it a review from the Countdown callers as we look back on a phase that arguably saved SoD. After that, we touch on more of the server consolidation conversation and what it means for the Oceanic region. Phase 4 Review - 1:35 Shadowstrike/Oceania - 1:26:35 Check the results for Ubiquitous' Classic …

As we look ahead to whatever is coming next for the Classic franchise, the community turns its eye to what the classes may look like going forward if the Classic team doesn't wind up going with the 1.12 version of the game. We also touch on some guild management chatter going into Phase 5 flex raiding and then, we discuss early impressions of the n…

Phase 5 is around the corner and the Countdown crew looks ahead to some things that we know, and some things that we're guessing, are coming to SoD. After that, we turn to the analysis of the results from Ubiquitous' huge Classic Plus survey. Phase 5 Info - 5:10 Survey Results - 2:03:30 Check the results for Ubiquitous' Classic Plus Survey here: ht…

The Countdown crew discusses the big news about an upcoming server consolidation coming to Season of Discovery. Server Consolidation - 1:30 Fill out Ubiquitous' Classic Plus Survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhah_Cg7k-3UzJaNccuay1mrkUZseA9jnplwgVQ_VDTAYdjA/viewform?usp=sf_link Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwav…

Josh gathers some callers and his alter ego to discuss some sticking points regarding a potential Classic Plus. Classic Plus Focus Group - 1:50 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time bee…

The devs are back in town for revenge as they sit down for 50 minutes with Josh to go over a bunch of things SoD related. After that, the Countdown crew gets together to discuss some of the things the devs mentioned, and talk more about Classic Plus, MC, and alts in SoD. Dev Interview - 8:45 Countdown Crew - 1:01:10 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Coun…

Mark introduces Tony Saladino Jr an educator, historian, baseball enthusiast, and advocate of the game Tony is highly respected in Tampa's baseball community and known for his contributions, including the Tony Saladino Senior Tournament. Tony's Baseball Beginnings: Tony fell in love with baseball in Ybor City, inspired by Al Lopez. He played in a r…

The Molten Core has been introduced to Season of Discovery and we're now getting our first taste of level 60 raiding in this version of the game. So, how does it hold up? Listen in the podcast assembles a crack team of raiders to discuss how they feel about the difficulty, fire resistance requirements, mechanics and much more. Buy Josh a beer & hel…

Buddy Baseball, Executive Director, Russ Oberbroeckling, shares the history & joyful stories of the Buddy Baseball League, a league for children with special needs Dave Wills' contributions to Buddy Baseball A non-competitive, recreational sport experience Players age range: 8-22, Buddies age range: 10-22 Establishment of Buddy Baseball 16 years of…

We're eight days into Phase 4 and now we can weigh in slightly more heavily on the first impressions, so listen in as Josh sits down with a bunch of callers for their takes on what we've been served so far for Phase 4. Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions…

We're a few days into phase 4 and we've had the chance to try the new Blackrock Eruption event, and the Countdown Crew requested a special pod chat to break down how it feels early on. After that, we taker an important call about some changes that have been made to the Classic Era client recently that has Era fans very unhappy. Josh on BRM - 1:35 B…

The final episode pre-phase 4 launch is here as we knuckle down and discuss priests and hunters in depth, along with many, many, many tangents along the way. Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him …

Rick Vaughn’s book "Tampa Spring Training Tales," brings the past to life & opens up a wealth of enjoyable stories including the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Smokers, Reds, White Sox & Red Sox @ historic Plant & Al Lopez Fields Ted Williams, Wade Boggs, Pete Rose and Al Lopez are just a few of the people we discuss this week on Florida BaseballBiz with Rick…

More and more epic news keeps rolling in about Season of Discovery's Phase 4 and the Countdown Crew is here to assemble at the pub and break it all down for you. Enjoy a long sessions between mates as we get together and discuss all the juicy raid morsels and more. Two Lockouts Per Week - 3:30 New Dungeon Currency - 1:19:10 Blackrock Eruption - 2:0…

Florida Baseball State Champs Tampa Jesuit Coach Miguel Menendez Grew up in Key West. First introduction to baseball through his grandfather and father. Grandfather coached Little League and had the first batting cage and pitching machine on the island. Playing and Coaching Career in Key West Played on successful high school teams, winning a state …

A bunch of official information about SoD's Phase 4 has dropped and now we can pore over it with the Countdown crew to discuss a boatload of raid and class changes. Warlock 2:40 Hunter - 45:00 Warrior Update - 1:37:00 Valor of Azeroth - 2:01:30 Mage - 2:22:30 Boomkin/Shaman/Paladin Update - 2:59:15 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwa…

A bunch of official information about SoD's Phase 4 has dropped and now we can pore over it with the Countdown crew to discuss a boatload of raid and class changes. SoD Phase 4 News - 2:15 Molten Core Variable Difficulty - 6:30 Blackrock Mountain Event - 45:40 Shaman - 1:00:30 Warrior - 1:12:50 Paladin - 1:43:00 Druid - 1:59:30 Rogue - 2:09:25 Prie…

Phase 3 of SoD is almost in the books and with news about Phase 4 just around the corner, now is the time to review what we thought of Phase 3. After that, we briefly touch on the fresh vanilla community driven movement. SoD Phase 3 Review - 1:40 Semi Fresh Vanilla - 2:41:50 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here…

The Race To World First for Tier 11 is in the books, and we nabbed a couple of race participants in North & Juggs for an in depth breakdown of what went down. After that, Riggz stops by for a deep chat about Blood DK's in Cata. Race To World First - 3:40 Raids & Blood DK's - 2:01:00 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patr…

The Cataclysm is here, a threshold we were unsure that the Classic franchise would cross. So, how is it the second time around? Let's find out as we first speak to Blizzard and get an intro from devs Nora Valetta and Kris Zierhut, and then chat with Scottejaye and Mijae about all things Cata Classic and help out with a light class picking guide. Af…

Blizzard has asked for class suggestions and so we give them some! Listen in as the crew discusses a bunch of ins and outs with classes in phase 3. Then we turn to the brilliant minds of Fred and Manny as the boys talk about what difficulty in SoD means to them and how we feel about Sunken Temple and raids going forward. Class Suggestions - 2:30 Ra…

Phase 3 has arrived and 24 hours into the content, the Countdown crew has come together to discuss some verrrrrrry early impressions of the new Nightmare Incursions and also discuss what we were seeing from the best guilds in the world taking on the new raid in Sunken Temple. 24 Hour Review - 5:10 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwav…

SPOILER ALERT!! The Phase 3 datamining has come in, and we're mixing it up on Countdown and discussing all the runes that may or may not be in the game so you're on full spoiler warnings if you don't want to hear that!!! First up though, we review phase two, and then dive in on a few of the classes and their datamined runes. Phase 2 Review - 3:05 P…

The Phase 3 news has arrived and there is a lot to go through. Check in with the Countdown crew to have all the news broken down and discussed from new content and systems through to classes and raids. Phase 3 Announcement - 4:45 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if su…

Florida Bolts 5 teams give young girls from 8 to 18 the opportunity to play in all girl baseball tournaments. Brooke & Lily Greene share their stories about their team and more possibilities for women in the game like the BFA Nationals. Brooke and Lily Greene, who are involved with the Florida Bolts girls' baseball organization, discussing their pa…

We've been hit by another truckload of SoD news, so we spend a bunch of time debating back and forth on the merits of buffed experience, buffed gold, inflation concerns, class changes, Kha'damu's demise and more. News - 1:35 Inflation - 3:48:20 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshc…

Phase Two has dropped and the early impressions are in. Listen in as the Countdown crew sinks their teeth into STV, Gnomeregan, new profession content and new class changes and spits out some verrrrrrry early thoughts on Phase Two after one week. Phase 2 Early Impressions - 2:55 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon …

Phase Two arrives tomorrow and it wouldn't be a launch without a developer interview, so listen in as Countdown chats with Classic devs Tim Jones and Josh Greenfield about what's coming our way. After that, we finally publish two amazing conversations that circumstances have (grossly) delayed, as Jimmy from The Fantasy Nuttwork & Allen from The Lib…